I went in with few expectations and came out with this...

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2003)

I do my best not to have too many expectations, when I go to watch a film or movie for the first time. I'm glad that I kept to my policy, with 28 Days Later. This was a solid film that I enjoyed watching, because of the script's logical course. I definitely recommend seeing it with a similar lack of expectations.
Now for the nit-picking. I did go in expecting to see a horror film, as advertised. I did not, but I did see a film that is somewhat difficult to categorize. Keep that in mind, as you go to see Danny Boyle's latest directing venture. The directing was wonderful, by the way. Also, there are quite a few artistically incredible shots you have to see on the 'big screen'. However, this film will leave you with a lot of questions. Perhaps, the original script was slim or something happened in the editing process. The bottom line is that this film seems to substitute explanation for action. Now, I don't like too much explanation in movies. I'm smart enough to figure things out, but I'm not psychic. 'What do you mean rage?' may be one of the questions you leave with. I'm not going to give much (if any) of the story away, but they could have thrown some more bones to the audience. Maybe, it was the writer's and/or editors' intent to leave these holes to the viewer's imagination to fill. The seeds could have been bigger or led to more complex solutions, though. You'll know what I'm talking about, when you see it. Aside from lack of any decent explanation in the film, I really did enjoy watching it and the ending is more-or-less open ended.

I don't like fractions. So on a scale of one to ten, I give this film a solid eight.